The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least seven tornadoes hit Mississippi Tuesday.

The strongest twister, rated EF-2, killed 73-year-old Dale Purvis when it struck a mobile home in southern Lamar County. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Bryant says the storm had a 5.5 mile path with top estimated winds of 115 mph. A second Lamar County tornado spawned by the same thunderstorm was rated EF-1, with a 1.4-mile path up to 75 yards wide and top winds of 90 mph.

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Small tornadoes that didn't cause any injuries were also detected west of Bogue Chitto in Lincoln County, northwest of New Hebron in Simpson County, southwest of Poplarville in Pearl River County, in Yazoo County near Benton and near Avera in Greene County.